India's top court to finally decide if antitrust watchdog can probe patent rights
By Freny Patel ( February 3, 2026, 00:07 GMT | Insight) -- India’s top court is set to take a definitive position on whether the country’s competition watchdog can investigate conduct linked to patent rights with reference to Vifor. Previously, the Supreme Court of India had declined to settle the matter in the landmark Ericsson and Monsanto disputes.India's top court is finally set to take a definitive stance on whether the country’s competition watchdog can investigate patent-related disputes, a jurisdictional battleground it previously declined to settle in the landmark Ericsson and Monsanto cases....
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